Local Golf Notebook, Feb. 21: Witcher takes lead in eGolf Tour's Oldfield Open

Brent Witcher opened his week at the eGolf Tour's Oldfield Open with a course-record 6-under 66 at co-host Callawassie Island Club, and will take a one-shot lead over Canadian Cam Burke heading into Thursday's second round of the 72-hole event.

The Oldfield Open is the second of 24 scheduled events on the 2013 eGolf Tour schedule, and is being contested this week at both Oldfield Country Club and Callawassie Island Club (Dogwood/Magnolia) in Okatie, SC.

Witcher began his day on the closing nine of the scenic Callawassie Island Club layout, posting eight pars and a birdie at the par-4 14th en route to a 1-under 35.

"I wasn't making anything for the first 11 holes, I even bogeyed 11 with a wedge in my hand," said Witcher, 27. "After that, I told myself that I needed to get something going soon, because par wasn't going to get it done out there."

Birdies on Nos. 13 and 14 led to an eagle at the short par-5 15th, and suddenly Witcher was at 5-under for the day and tied for the lead. A long approach from the right rough on the arduous par-4 16th gave him yet another short birdie try, which he converted to move to 6-under for his round.

"The greens were so fast out there (13 on the stimpmeter), it took me a while to get the speed right without running every putt 4 feet past the hole," he said.

Pars on Nos. 17 and 18 gave the former Valdosta State star a closing 5-under 31, and left him atop the leaderboard at 6-under for the day. All told, Witcher played his final seven holes in 6-under par to grab the day one lead.

Witcher, the 2009 Division II National Player of the Year, was a member of the Web.com Tour in 2012. He'll move to tournament host Oldfield Country Club for today's second round.

IJGT HITS KIAWAH

Saravit Kerdsinchai of Thailand, a full-time student at Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, fired back-to-back rounds of 78 to edge Hilton Head Island's Will Miles by four strokes in the Boys 15-19 Division last weekend at the International Junior Golf Tour's two-day, 36-hole event last weekend at Kiawah Island Resort

In the Boys Under 14 Division, Alejandro Santibanez of Mexico, also a Hank Haney IJGA student, posted rounds of 77 and 79 defeat classmate Will Thomson of New York by one stroke, while Ana Paula Valdes of Mexico, a full-time Hank Haney IJGA student, shot 73 and 77 to defeat classmate Phimnipha Wongwaiwate of Thailand by five strokes.

IJGT COMES TO SAVANNAH

The International Junior Golf Tour Georgia Junior , a two-day, 36-hole junior tournament, will be held Saturday and Sunday at The Club at Savannah Harbour.

HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION HOSTING AJGA

The Heritage Classic Foundation will host AJGA Southeast regional manager Lindsay Dodge in its offices on Hilton Head Island. The Heritage Classic Foundation has partnered with the AJGA since 1994 to bring tournaments to Hilton Head and provide support to junior golf initiatives.

"It is the perfect fit," Heritage Classic Foundation executive director Steve Wilmot said. "We warmly welcome Lindsay and the AJGA into our offices and hope it will continue to strengthen the relationship between both organizations."

HOLES-IN-ONE

* Charles Waller hit a hole-in-one Feb. 16 on the seventh hole at Moss Creek's North Course. He used a 6 rescue club. Witnesses were Paul Juenger, Paul Schulz, and Dave Dahl.

Keith Sale hit a hole-in-one Feb. 10 on the 17th hole at The Golf Club at Indigo Run.

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